Equity, Faculty, Instruction and Student success

Making Equity a Priority

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

Additionally, Curry has secured millions of dollars for student success initiatives. All the while, Curry has kept his focus on expanding equity for his students, with his sights specifically on food and housing insecurity, an issue that impacts many of his students. His bold approach has not won over everyone.

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Workgroup Releases Recommendations for Black Student Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

They conducted listening sessions and focus groups with more than 250 Black students, faculty, and staff. The workgroup also recommended a comprehensive enrollment marketing campaign aimed at Black students. Black] instructional staff need to be seen in the classroom because they are symbols of possibility,” said Parham.

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Why Community Colleges Are Smart Choices for Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

Jennifer Sramek The student-led campaign is commendable, but the community college stigma doesn’t only affect students. Faculty members are sometimes questioned about their choice to teach at a community college rather than at other higher education institutions.

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An Unexpected Key to Performance in Gateway Math Courses

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

To study the elements causing success—or failure—in gateway math courses, a team of researchers at Education Equity Solutions (EES), an organization focused on higher ed policy reform, examined records for over 22,000 students at four California community colleges. There’s an opportunity to really change student success rates.”

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Dr. J. Luke Wood to Become President of Sacramento State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2023

His experience at Sac State played a role in his career focus on student success. He then moved on to Arizona State University, where he earned a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood Education and a Ph.D. He became the first Black faculty member to be named a Distinguished Professor at SDSU in 2017.

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HEER Funding Kept Community Colleges Open and Students Enrolled

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2024

Without Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEER) funding, experts say many community college programs would have closed, faculty and staff laid off, and more students forced to stop out on their pathways towards accreditation. They prioritized equity over equality in providing emergency aid.” The need became clearer.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Blogs Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s Students are no longer entering college with the same levels of academic preparation that we might have expected before the pandemic, one of the many ripple effects we face as a result of disruptions in high school learning.

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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Blogs Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s Students are no longer entering college with the same levels of academic preparation that we might have expected before the pandemic, one of the many ripple effects we face as a result of disruptions in high school learning.

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Enhancing Understanding of Urban Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

Smith Title: Associate Professor of Higher Education; Provost Faculty Fellow, University of Cincinnati Age: 39 Education: B.S., Smith Title: Associate Professor of Higher Education; Provost Faculty Fellow, University of Cincinnati Age: 39 Education: B.S., Everrett A. psychology, Middle Tennessee State University; M.S.,

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Data and Student Success in Higher Ed

The University Innovation Alliance

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The Accelerator Model as an Innovation for Student Success First-year students sometimes have difficulties adjusting to college’s academic demands, and Dr. Renick’s team noted that freshmen struggled even more during the pandemic. We connected each section with supplemental instruction, so a near-peer tutor was embedded.

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3 considerations for prison education programs

EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

Best Practices Explore the 15 student success best practices that power the Moon Shot initiative. click here Will your school start recruiting incarcerated students? The delivery of high quality in-person experiences has required significant coordination of site visits and clearances for teaching faculty.

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

To this end, we provide P-12 educators; college/university faculty, administrators, and staff; and other education stakeholders a blueprint to collaboratively work with Black males through a culturally responsive lens. For Black males, academic success has traditionally been met with systemic barriers (i.e.,

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Championing Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Undergraduate LAs operate as part of an instructional team, supporting both students and faculty to create more inclusive, learner-centered classrooms that improve student and faculty success. My goal is to have the LAs look like the students in the courses,” says Rahming. The concept is quite simple.

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Five Things University Leaders are Prioritizing This Year (And Two They Should Be)

EAB

MAY 17, 2023

The early warning signs showed up most prominently in traditionally marginalized groups, with those students experiencing food and housing insecurity at higher rates than their peers – requiring more support to not only persist in their programs but also to live.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more. In each session, the fellows gained depth in new topics or terrains, developed leadership skills, and built a network with peers from institutions across the country.

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10 higher ed podcasts to stream in 2023

EAB

JANUARY 10, 2023

Gain expert peer advice about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives, admissions strategies, and online education. Higher Ed: Rewired : California State University produces this student-success-centric show featuring experts from inside and outside the CSU system.

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Community Colleges Build Workforce Through Partnership and Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Educators from a variety of community colleges shared how student success and sense of belonging is vital to meeting their local workforce needs, and how their unique geographic locations, demographic growth, and regional needs have influenced how they connect with big industry and small to mid-sized businesses.

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Online Transition Programming in the Time of COVID

Supporting Student Success

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

This team has since won Ryerson’s 2021 Julia Hanigsberg Make Your Mark Staff Award for Client Service in recognition of their extraordinary efforts to support student success! As such, we knew which faculties the participants came from as well as their entry point into Ryerson. What We Did.

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5 higher ed thought leaders we are following

EAB

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Topics covered on her podcast include excellence in teaching, instructional design, open education, diversity and inclusion, productivity, creativity in teaching, educational technology, and blended learning. In addition to her podcast, Stackowiak shares resources for education professionals on her blog and through her workshops.

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30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s

EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Blogs 30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s All my attention over the last two years has been spent studying the future of students and student success as we emerge from the pandemic. Notably, I am monitoring three macro trends that will converge in the mid-2020s and reshape the student success landscape.

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30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s

EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Blogs 30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s All my attention over the last two years has been spent studying the future of students and student success as we emerge from the pandemic. Notably, I am monitoring three macro trends that will converge in the mid-2020s and reshape the student success landscape.

Student success

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Many of the programs that we put into existence are things that I wish that I had had,” says Watford, associate dean of equity and engagement and executive director of CEED. Connecting Black students with each other made them feel stronger and more determined to support each other through the curriculum. “It Watford says.

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What Are the Big Higher Education Stories for 2024?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

“Meanwhile, the Biden administration is implementing a much more generous income-driven repayment system for federal student loans that could be much larger than what the Supreme Court struck down. Other issues in the news will include diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). That, too, could end up in court.” With the U.S.

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Making Equity a Priority

Workgroup Releases Recommendations for Black Student Equity

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Why Community Colleges Are Smart Choices for Faculty

An Unexpected Key to Performance in Gateway Math Courses

Dr. J. Luke Wood to Become President of Sacramento State University

HEER Funding Kept Community Colleges Open and Students Enrolled

2023 Seal of Excelencia

Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

Enhancing Understanding of Urban Community Colleges

Data and Student Success in Higher Ed

3 considerations for prison education programs

Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Championing Student Success

Five Things University Leaders are Prioritizing This Year (And Two They Should Be)

Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

10 higher ed podcasts to stream in 2023

Community Colleges Build Workforce Through Partnership and Student Success

Online Transition Programming in the Time of COVID

5 higher ed thought leaders we are following

30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s

30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s

Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

What Are the Big Higher Education Stories for 2024?

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